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On Friday, August 4th, Pope Francis hears confessions of three young people in Lisbon, Portugal during World Youth Day.
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On the third day of his Apostolic Journey to Portugal, Pope Francis celebrates the Sacrament of Reconciliation with three young pilgrims.
The nearly 150 confessionals used during World Youth Day were made by a group of inmates in three Portuguese prisons. For the director of one of the prisons, this initiative was ideal to show that prisoners can contribute to the community.
The event took place at Jardim Vasco da Gama, a public garden adjacent to Praça do Império, the largest square in the Iberian Peninsula built in 1940 to celebrate Portugal’s history.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation took place in private form. The WYD pilgrims present in the park maintained a deep silence, and then burst out again in joyful choruses to celebrate Pope Francis as he departed for his next meeting.
The Holy Father, before getting back into the car headed to the Centro Paroquial da Serafina to meet with representatives of welfare and charity centers, took a few moments to return the greetings.
Pope Francis also attended the Welcoming Ceremony for World Youth Day at Parque Eduardo VII, a festive and inclusive event, with a choreographic performance of the lyrics of the music in Portuguese sign language.
“There is room for everyone in the Church,” the Holy Father said to a crowd of over 500,000 pilgrims, “the young and old, the healthy and the sick, the righteous and sinners: everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone,” asking the young audience to repeat the word after him.
https://www.catholicnewsworld.com/2023/08/breakingnews-hundreds-of-thousands-of.html
On the third day of his Apostolic Journey to Portugal, Pope Francis celebrates the Sacrament of Reconciliation with three young pilgrims.
The nearly 150 confessionals used during World Youth Day were made by a group of inmates in three Portuguese prisons. For the director of one of the prisons, this initiative was ideal to show that prisoners can contribute to the community.
The event took place at Jardim Vasco da Gama, a public garden adjacent to Praça do Império, the largest square in the Iberian Peninsula built in 1940 to celebrate Portugal’s history.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation took place in private form. The WYD pilgrims present in the park maintained a deep silence, and then burst out again in joyful choruses to celebrate Pope Francis as he departed for his next meeting.
The Holy Father, before getting back into the car headed to the Centro Paroquial da Serafina to meet with representatives of welfare and charity centers, took a few moments to return the greetings.
Pope Francis also attended the Welcoming Ceremony for World Youth Day at Parque Eduardo VII, a festive and inclusive event, with a choreographic performance of the lyrics of the music in Portuguese sign language.
“There is room for everyone in the Church,” the Holy Father said to a crowd of over 500,000 pilgrims, “the young and old, the healthy and the sick, the righteous and sinners: everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone,” asking the young audience to repeat the word after him.
Edited from Vatican News and Rome Reports
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